Explore Ecology

What happens to our food waste when we throw it away in the trash? It goes to the landfill where it emits VOC's that contribute to climate change. Isn't there a better way? Yes, let's compost! Learn about Composting in this fun video created by Explore Ecology Garden Educator Amanda.

Our Garden Educators created these fun Grab and Go Kits to give to students in our School Gardens Program. Each kit contains seeds and soil so kids can grow veggies and flowers at home! All they need is a container (egg cartons and toilet or paper towel rolls work well) and some sunshine! Spritz seeds with a little water and their mini garden is ready to grow.This is a super fun project that our hardworking Garden Educators came up with. So much fun and educational, too! How many students who receive these will grow up to be future gardeners or farmers?

Our Beach Cleanup for this Sunday, January 10th has been cancelled due to COVID. We’ll miss you! But, there’s still lots of trash to pick up. Unfortunately there’s enough litter for everyone! If you feel inspired and can do so safely, you could do a neighborhood or beach cleanup on your own. Here are some guidelines: Be sure to mask up, socially distance, wash your hands, (preferably wear gloves), and only do the cleanup with members of your household. Don’t pick up anything... that’s sharp or dangerous or part of nature like feathers, seaweed, and leaves. You can keep track of your items and report your data using the Clean Swell app. Data from Clean Swell helps researchers understand ocean litter and create legislation to curb marine debris. A Clean Swell how to video is linked in our bio. Thank you, be safe, and we can’t wait to see you soon. See more

Join us for a socially distanced cleanup on Valentine's Day from 10am to 12pm at Arroyo Burro Beach! Meet in front of the Watershed Resource Center (blue building) to sign in. You can bring your own clean up supplies or use ours, we'll have buckets, plastic bags, and reusable or disposable gloves. We will also be offering a limited number of reusable cleanup kits to take home for a suggested donation of $10! Cleanups will be self-guided and can include the beach, the parking lot, or the surrounding open spaces. All participants over the age of 2 must wear a mask covering their mouth and nose! Participants will receive a coupon for a FREE cup of chowder from Santa Barbara Shellfish Co. Community service volunteer hours are available.

Who's ready for the new year? Although 2020 held challenges for many of us, Explore Ecology continued to do what we do best- educating the next generation of environmental stewards! We moved our programs online and offered a wide variety of field trips and lessons virtually. Our environmental educators worked with 12,996 students, teaching them about healthy watersheds, food waste, composting, waste reduction, and environmental education! ... 18 classes were part of our Flows to the Ocean program- that’s about 426 students who learned how to be better ocean stewards. We want to give a special shoutout to our Environmental Educators who work tirelessly and now virtually to ensure that Santa Barbara County youth receive the very best in environmental education. Happy New Year, Everyone! We think the future looks bright. Here's to 2021- we hope it will be a wonderful year for us all.

If your neighborhood is looking tidier, it could be the work of 4th to 6th graders who are part of our Flows to the Ocean program. Offered by Explore Ecology and funded by NOAA, the City and County of Santa Barbara, and City of Goleta, Flows to the Ocean focuses on watersheds, water quality, and preventing ocean pollution. Students participating in the program will perform three neighborhood cleanups as homework. For their important work, our Environmental Education team crea...ted reusable cleanup kits for over 400 students. The kits include a bucket with cleanup instructions, reusable gloves, hand sanitizer, a mini clipboard, and trash tally sheets so these amazing kids can keep track of what they find. Students participating in the program who conduct three trash cleanups (including submitting their trash data) will receive an adult-child combo ticket for a free Condor Express whale watching boat trip! See more

Johnson Ohana, thank you for supporting our School Gardens program in 2020! The Johnson Ohana Foundation was founded by Kim and Jack Johnson to support environmental, art, and music education, and has supported Explore Ecology programs for over 10 years. Thanks to their ongoing generosity, school gardens in Santa Barbara County will continue to thrive and grow.

2020- what a year! Even though it was challenging, we are excited and proud about what we accomplished. Here are some of the highlights. Our team has been busy growing gardens, organizing community cleanups, creating virtual lessons, videos, and a new online store!

We are 38% of the way to our fundraising goal of $30,000 for the $30 for 30 Birthday Fundraiser for Art From Scrap! Please donate today to help us reach this goal and support 30 more years of creative reuse. Thank you to everyone who has donated or sent us birthday wishes so far! Your support makes the work we do possible. #iloveafs #supportafs #iloveafs #eco #creativereuse #creativereusecenter #fundraiser #nonprofit

Some of you may know Bennett Rock, Explore Ecology School Garden Coordinator. Mr. Rock, as students call him, is shown here with some of the bountiful harvest from one of the many school gardens we're lucky enough to work in. Even during COVID, our School Gardens Program thrived. Garden Educators like Bennett gave away lots of fresh, free produce to school families. They created Grab and Go Kits complete with seeds and soil that children can take home and plant. ... Gardens were tended and kept healthy all year and were the site for lots of creative videos that were used in classrooms and lessons. Take a look at some of them on our website and YouTube channel. We appreciate all of our Garden Coordinators and Educators. Thanks for keeping school gardens across Santa Barbara County healthy, happy, and alive!! #schoolgardens #slowgardens #community #futurefarmers #sustainability #greenspace #realfood #learninggarden #veggies #schoolgardening #handsoneducation #garden #organic #outdoorclassroom

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If you can, get outside and enjoy nature this weekend! It doesn't matter where you go- your patio, deck, yard, the beach, a park. Spending time outside is uplifting, contributes to a sense of well-being, and is free! Studies show that even being near a window with views of trees or the outdoors is beneficial for our health. With our stay at home order, just make sure that your outdoor time is safe. Be sure to wear your mask and social distance.

Thanks SB Indy!!!

Thanks to Garden Educator Chris K for this great shot of a happy and busy bee straight from a school garden. Our gardens wouldn't be as productive without all of the help that pollinators and other beneficial insects give us! We're feeling a lot of gratitude for these creatures, those in the air and also in the soil. Without them, plants wouldn't be as healthy or abundant. "Pest" insects also provide valuable lessons- how can we handle this challenge organically? We're al...so thankful for the many little green thumbs who we get to work with. May the new year bring us all together again safely in person to tend and grow school gardens! We wish you a Happy Holiday Season.

The environmental education team has been busy putting together over 400 cleanup kits to go out to local students who will be cleaning up their neighborhoods. Angie shows you what goes into these kits and how to make your own cleanup kit. Get A bucket, reusable gloves and you are ready to cleanup any beach without creating additional waste. Add some hand sanitizer to keep yourself clean and safe after the clean up. Optional is a tally sheet to track what you pickup. This data... is helpful for those who are tracking trash trends and using that information to shape policy. You can choose to help with this data gathering mission by adding your cleanup data on the CleanSwell app. Don't want to keep track? Totally fine! Every piece of trash you pick up is one less thing that will end up in the ocean and it all adds up. #beachcleanup #flowstotheocean #plasticfree #conservation #saveourplanet #oceanconservation #oceanminded #respectnature #loveourplanet #oceanprotection #oceanoptimism

Art From Scrap, our Creative ReUse program, is in the news. Thanks to KEYT NewsChannel 3-12 for this great story!

Help us celebrate 30 years of creative reuse by supporting our $30 for 30 fundraiser. Art From Scrap has been inspiring young artists and environmentalists for 30 years. Here is a photo of Chris making art with reuse materials back in the 90's. Now Chris is on our staff as an Garden & Environmental educator. Field trips are so much fun, but they also help spark ideas that shape the environmentalists of the future.... We have still been seeing classes virtually this year. Your donation supports the Art From Scrap creative reuse store along with the environmental education work we do. Here's to 30 more years of creative reuse art and inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards! #creativereuse #reduce #iloveafs #supportafs #zerowaste #ecofriendly #sustainable

Explore Ecology is excited to partner with Surfrider Foundation's Isla Vista chapter of the Blue Water Task Force! Starting in January, UCSB students who are members of the Blue Water Task Force will use the Wetlab at the Watershed Resource Center at Arroyo Burro Beach to analyze water samples from five beaches in Isla Vista. They will check bacteria levels to determine the health and safety of the ocean water and see how pollution from land is affecting water quality at our local beaches. We’re thrilled to share our space and support them in this work!

In America we create around %25 more waste between Thanksgiving and New Years. The holidays have a big impact on the waste we create and that means more things ending up in the landfill. One way to reduce waste? Try some different methods for wrapping gifts. Use a tea towel or fabric for a zero waste wrapping option. Brown paper saved from online orders makes perfect reuse wrapping paper. Paint or draw on some designs to add character. Maps, newspaper, or old calendars al...so are great reuse wrapping options. Add the bow on top with twine, yarn, or fabric for a plastic free option. There are so many ways to reduce waste this holiday season! Need some reuse inspiration or supplies? Shop Art From Scrap online for some great reuse materials. Last day to order is Friday the 19th for pickup on Saturday. #zerowaste #nowasteholiday #shopafs #creativereuse #reducereuserecycle #creativereusecenter # #ecofriendly #sustainable #sustainableliving #handmade #zerowastehome #plasticfree See more

Local holiday shopping is easy in the Art From Scrap Online Store! The last day to order online before we close for our holiday break is Friday, December 18th. ...You can pick up your order on Saturday, December 19th between 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Our Online Store will be closed from December 20th through December 28th and will re-open on December 29th. Curbside pick up will resume on Saturday, January 2nd at 11:00 am. https://shop.exploreecology.org

Happy Holidays, Eco Friendly Gift Wrapping, 30 Years of Creative ReUse, and More - Read all about it in our December Newsletter. https://mailchi.mp/exploreecology.org/decembernewsletter2020

Local holiday shopping is easy at Art From Scrap's Online Store! Make your online purchases during the next two weeks by 8:00 pm on Friday with pickup on Saturday. The last day to order online before we close for our holiday break is Friday, December 18. Our Online Store will be closed from December 20 through December 28 and will re-open on December 29. Curbside pick up will resume on Saturday, January 2 at 11:00 am. Happy Holidays and Much Love from our hearts to yours! ... - https://mailchi.mp/exploreecology.org/afsonline

Our Beach Cleanup for this Sunday, December 13th is cancelled due to the new Stay-At-Home Order. We look forward to seeing you in the new year at the beach for another cleanup. Stay safe, everyone! We miss you.

Did you know that the Art From Scrap Online Store has new items every day? Shop for Beads, Jewelry, Creative ReUse Supplies, Treasures, Fabric, and more! Be sure to place your order before 8:00 pm on Wednesday so it's ready for curbside pickup on Saturday between 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. A BIG thank you to all of our customers who have purchased items already. If you don't see something that you are looking for, let us know!... https://shop.exploreecology.org See more

We appreciate Union Bank! The MUFG Union Bank Foundation has awarded Explore Ecology $2,500 for COVID-19 relief. We are honored and grateful to receive their support during this time. Thank you so much.

Happy GivingTuesday, Everyone! This year, we're asking for donations to Art From Scrap's $30 for 30th Birthday Fundraiser. Your donation today: Celebrates 30 years of creative reuse and Art From Scrap programming ... Ensures that Art From Scrap thrives as the Central Coast’s only creative reuse store Educates generations of children and adults about waste reduction, recycling, and creative reuse Ignites the imagination and creativity of the Santa Barbara community in low cost art workshops and gallery shows Creates opportunities for our community to access affordable art materials available in our new online store Provides funding for us to safely reopen Art From Scrap to the public Donate by clicking here: https://exploreecology.z2systems.com//explor/donation.jsp We appreciate all of YOU who have kept Art From Scrap thriving these past 30 years. Together, we have created so much and with your support we can create even more!

Thank You Plantel Nurseries- Your Plants Are Amazing! Plantel Nurseries grows healthy vegetable starts. We are so grateful to Plantel for donating to our School Gardens Program. Their generous donation of plant starts have kept our school gardens healthy and happy for years!

Thank you SoCalGas for giving Explore Ecology a generous $20,000 award for sustainability during the COVID-19 crisis. The award will also help us install a large vermicompost bin at Harding School. A BIG thank you to SoCalGas for supporting waste reduction and assuring the sustainability of Explore Ecology's mission to provide environmental education to youth in Santa Barbara County. We appreciate you! ... https://www.socalgas.com//protecting-preserving-the-enviro

If you're a Black Friday shopper, make an impact by shopping on AmazonSmile. When you do, AmazonSmile will donate to Explore Ecology, at no cost to you. Support environmental and art education, school gardens, and creative reuse- all from the comfort of your home. Thanks in advance for choosing Explore Ecology on AmazonSmile!

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! We're so grateful to be part of this wonderful community. We LOVE what we do and hope you do, too! Some of the things that we find ourselves feeling thankful for this year are: school gardens growing happy plants and little green thumbs, the excited faces of the kids we teach as they learn about our beautiful planet, so many of you helping our ocean by cleaning up your neighborhoods and the beach, and the inspiring creativity and depth of imagination we see in our weekly art workshops. We couldn't do any of this without YOU. So many thanks from everyone at Explore Ecology!

Can you believe that it's Art From Scrap's 30th Birthday? We appreciate YOU, our patrons, shoppers, supporters, artists, teachers, families, business donors, and community members who have kept Art From Scrap thriving for 30 years. We've just launched our $30 for 30th Birthday Fundraising Campaign and are asking for support from our community. Any donation amount helps! In the next 6 weeks, Art From Scrap will be posting creative reuse tips, fun art projects, and lots of amazing artwork created with reuse materials. Celebrate with us by sharing our posts, making a donation, or shopping in the new Art From Scrap Online Store!

What's new at Explore Ecology? Read all about it in our latest newsletter! Happy Thanksgiving, Birthday Video, Gratitude Cards Workshop, and More - https://mailchi.mp/exploreecology.org/novembernewsletter

This Sunday and Monday (Nov. 15-16th) is a King Tide, the highest tide of the year! These unusual tides give us a glimpse of what our coastline will look like with higher sea levels. Take a picture at high tide and share it with California King Tides to help them study flood risk and plan for future sea level rise. For information on King Tide times and where to upload photos, go to coastal.ca.gov/kingtides. Remember to be safe and never turn your back on the ocean! Photos are from past King Tides in Santa Barbara and Goleta, courtesy of California King Tides

Beach cleanups are back! Come clean up Arroyo Burro (Hendry's) Beach this Sunday from 10AM-12PM, and every second Sunday of the month going forward. Participants get a FREE cup of chowder from SB Shellfish Co.!

Arroyo Burro Beach Cleanup This Sunday, 10 am at Arroyo Burro - Join us for a socially distanced Explore Ecology cleanup from 10am to 12pm. Meet in front of the Watershed Resource Center. All participants over the age of 2 must wear a mask covering their mouth and nose. Participants receive a coupon for a cup of chowder from SB Shellfish Co. https://mailchi.mp/exploreecology./halloweencleanup-1057082

We are sad to say goodbye to our intern, Thuan Chi! With funding from UCSB's Coastal Fund, we were able to hire Thuan for the Watershed Resource Center Internship. As the WRC Intern, Thuan assisted Julia Keane, our former WRC Manager, with creating engaging public content for the WRC and coordinating Santa Barbara County's Coastal Cleanup Month. If you liked any of our recent graphics for Coastal Cleanup Month, thank Thuan! We're so grateful we got to work with her and we wish her luck in her senior year at UCSB!

Happy Halloween from Explore Ecology! Put on your costume, grab your mask, and join us for a Halloween Beach Cleanup at Arroyo Burro Beach this Saturday, October 31st from 10:00 am to Noon. Meet in front of the Watershed Resource Center. Cleanups will be self-guided and can include the beach, the parking lot, or the open spaces surrounding Arroyo Burro. You are welcome to bring your own clean up supplies or use ours. We'll have buckets with sanitized handles, plastic bags, a...nd reusable or disposable gloves. Participants will receive coupons for a free cup of chowder from our friends at the SB Shellfish Co. restaurant. All participants over the age of 2 must wear a mask covering their mouth and nose. Explore Ecology staff will follow safety protocols and will expect participants to do so as well.

What's happening at Explore Ecology? A lot! Check out our October Newsletter to learn about our upcoming Halloween Cleanup, Art Workshop, Call for Videos, and More - https://mailchi.mp/exploreecology.org/octobernewsletter

Thanks Oniracom for sharing about our School Gardens program. We appreciate the Johnson Ohana Foundation for their support and you for the shoutout!

Thanks, Edhat Santa Barbara for sharing the news about our donation from Johnson Ohana.

We agree! Outdoor education has many benefits!

Thank you, Santa Barbara County! You really cleaned up during this year's Coastal Cleanup Month. The final results are in! 776 volunteers participated and picked up over 3,981 pounds of trash. That's 17,444 pieces of litter! Altogether, you covered an estimated 68 miles throughout the County. What a huge achievement! Thank you for the tremendous impact you've had in preventing litter from entering the ocean. You also contributed to a global database that will be used to dra...ft environmental legislation. Amazing work, everyone! Explore Ecology will continue to be a resource for how to be a good steward of the environment, so sign up for our newsletter, follow us on social media, and stay tuned for what's next!

What do you vote for? We vote for clean oceans, equity, and so much more! Here's a great video from our friend Jack Johnson about the importance of voting.

Santa Barbara County Coastal Cleanup Day in the news!

There's still time to enter SB Creek Week's Storm Drain Chalk Art Contest!

Thanks to KEYT, NewsChannel 3-12, for featuring Coastal Cleanup Month and Explore Ecology in this story about Creek Week. If you want to become part of the solution to ocean pollution, there's still one more week of Coastal Cleanup Month! Learn more at ExploreEcology.org/ccd.

Want if we could draw down atmospheric carbon and put it to use in our soil? We are a proud cosponsor of the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network's Eco-Film Nights Kiss the Ground Film Premiere! Watch the film on Monday, September 21st at the Westwind Drive-in in Goleta. Gates open at 7:30 pm for an 8:30 showing. No advance tickets, pay at event- note: cash only. For more information, 805.962-2571. Admission $10 per person, or $20 per car.

Drive In Movies, Cleaning Up, Chalk Art Contest, and More - https://mailchi.mp/exploreecology.org/septembernewsletter Learn what's new with Explore Ecology in our September Newsletter!

Now for some good news! This is the cleanup data for the second week of Coastal Cleanup Month. Wow! Look at how the number of volunteers have grown. With the help of 150 volunteers, we were able to collect over 400 pounds of trash and prevent it from going to the ocean. Thank you to all the volunteers, great job everyone! This week’s volunteer highlight is our own neighborhood captain, Andrea. Upload a picture of you cleaning up and tag us in order to be featured in our next post! Join us in the effort to protect your happy place by participating in cleaning up your neighborhood this upcoming Saturday (9/19)

An important film for our time! Join Patagonia and UCSB Arts & Lectures for a free community screening of the new film Public Trust: The Fight for America's Public Lands on Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:15 pm or 9:15 pm at the West Wind Drive In. Part love letter, part political exposé, Public Trust investigates how we arrived at this precarious moment when America's public lands face unprecedented threats. Focusing on three heated conflicts a national monument in the Utah desert, a proposed mine in the Boundary Waters and oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge the film makes a strong case for their continued protection. First come, first served. Gates open at 6:00 pm. There will be food trucks, concessions, and entertainment before each film.

Hey Artists! It's almost time for Creek Week! Stop by Art From Scrap on Saturday, September 12 and Saturday, September 19 from 11 am to 2 pm. A limited amount of free chalk will be available - first come, first served! Then grab your sidewalk chalk and create art on your nearest storm drain! Share a pic on Facebook or Instagram tagged with #sbcreekweek for a chance at fun prizes. **PLEASE BE SAFE**... Do not sit or stand in the street or gutter while creating your artwork, remain on the sidewalk. Be aware of traffic and other hazards. Winners will be selected and notified Monday, September 28. :) Thanks to the City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division and the Childrens Creative Project for providing chalk.

How did Santa Barbara County do during the first week of Coastal Cleanup? What were the top 3 items picked up? Volunteer thank you's and more

Thanks to all of the amazing volunteers who persevered in intense heat and picked up litter in their neighborhoods last weekend. We're going live at 1:30 on the Coastal Cleanup Day page to share results from Day 1 and some updates about Coastal Cleanup Month!

Today's the start of Coastal Cleanup Month! We aren't meeting at the beach this year, but you can still protect the coast by cleaning up your neighborhood every Saturday in September.

We are so excited to be a co-sponsor of the premiere of Kiss the Ground! Join us at the Drive In on Monday, September 21st at 7:30 pm. Learn how land management can be a solution for climate change!

Can We Count On You to Protect the Coast From Home? Coastal Cleanup Month Starts THIS Saturday!

This Saturday, September 5th is the beginning of Coastal Cleanup Month! Want to keep our beaches clean and stop marine debris from entering the ocean? Clean up your neighborhood anytime during Coastal Cleanup Month and you'll make a difference for the coast! Sign up today.

Vote for Art From Scrap, Get Ready for Coastal Cleanup, and More- Explore Ecology August Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/exploreecology.org/augustnewsletter

Get ready for Santa Barbara County Coastal Cleanup Month! It's just around the corner. Let's clean up our neighborhoods and protect the coast.

Hey Art From Scrap Fans, Art From Scrap was nominated for best Art/Craft Supply Store! You can vote for Art From Scrap in Santa Barbara Independent's Best Of Santa Barbara Reader's Poll. Thanks for your vote!

SB Permaculture Network Eco Film Night Series 2040 Film Premiere Join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network on Monday, August 10th at 7:30 pm for the premiere of the Australian film 2040. Award winning filmmaker Damon Gameau takes us on an inspirational journey to discover what the future could look like if we embraced the best solutions that exist today. Damon deeply contemplates the effects of climate change over the next 20 years and how it will impact the planet and his daug...hter's future. The film's opening marks the launch of SB Permaculture's Eco Film Night Series. Admission is $10 per person or $20 per car. There are no advance tickets, pay at the ticket kiosk when you arrive. The West Wind Drive In is located at 907 S Kellogg Ave, Goleta, CA 93117. Explore Ecology is a proud sponsor of this event. Hope to see you there from the safety of our own cars!

We are one month out from Coastal Cleanup Month! This year, we're protecting our coasts by cleaning up at home. Visit our website for more information: www.exploreecology.org/ccd

Our latest newsletter is here! Learn about Coastal Cleanup Month, Meet Our New Intern, & Sign Up for a Free Art Workshop - https://mailchi.mp/exploreecology.org/julynewsletter2020

Thanks to Coastal View News for this article about our Flows to the Ocean lessons and field trips with Carpinteria Family School. The fifth graders in the program petitioned Carpinteria Unified School District to end the use of Styrofoam lunch trays in local schools. This next gen of environmental stewards is strong!

We’re so excited to announce that we’ve received a $9,000 grant from the California Arts Council for our new Growing Color Program. Thank you, @calartscouncil . Growing Color teaches kids how to grow and use natural dyes in their school gardens. The students will learn about fibers and where they come from, how natural colors exist in nature, how to bundle dye, how to prepare plant material for dye vats, and how to save seeds to grow more dye plants. Each craft and project will be given cultural and historical context to give students a sense of the rich history of natural dye. Chumash plant traditions and utilization and the rich textile tradition in Mexico will be emphasized. Students will learn not only natural dye techniques, but also the history and tradition of those who keep these practices alive.

Do we have your vote? For best Summer Camp in the Santa Barbara Independent's Best Of SB Readers Poll! Although we didn't hold a traditional camp this year, a lot of kids and their families still lots of fun with our free EE Clubhouse, an online alternative to in-person camp. If you vote before July 15th, we have a chance to make it onto the final ballot. Thank you!!

We miss seeing you at Arroyo Burro Beach every month! Our Beach Cleanup is cancelled for this Sunday, July 12th. If you want to pick up marine debris before it makes its way to the ocean, you can do a cleanup around your home and street. Just remember to practice safe distancing and mask up! Upload what you find to the Clean Swell app. https://oceanconservancy.org//international-co/cleanswell/

Take a plant walk with Explore Ecology Educator Angie Ouellette and her plant loving dog Lucy. In this video Angie shows you how to use Plantain, an herb useful for insect bites, stings, and skin irritation.

Shop ’til you drop for a cause at our new Online Store! Your purchase supports our important work of educating and inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards and creative reuse artists. More items are being added every day, including AFS Gift Certificates, Art Supply Kits, Cigar Boxes, Yarn, and Jewelry. Until we can see you in person, our new store is the next best thing! https://exploreecology.org/ecology-shop/

Do you want to create healthy soil in your garden? Are you curious about Vermicomposting? Join us for our Fertile Soil, Less Toil Worm Composting 101 Workshop on Friday, July 24, at 4 pm on Zoom. Build your own vermicomposting bin in this hands-on workshop with Explore Ecology Garden Educator Bennett Rock! Bennett will teach you how to create healthy, fertile garden soil using worms. You’ll learn how to maintain your new worm bin, what worms and other soil organisms need to ...thrive, and how to use vermicompost in your garden. Grow more with less by letting healthy soil do the work. This is the first workshop in our Healthy Soil Series. Your $10 ticket includes one hour of instruction. If you would like to purchase a bin with pre-drilled holes and/or a pound of worms, your ticket price ranges from $25 to $35. Ticket link in bio.

Read all about it in the Explore Ecology Newsletter! New Online Store, Garden Workshop, Free Art Class, and Update About Art From Scrap - https://mailchi.mp/exploreecology.org/junenewsletter2020